The 2010 UCI World Ranking was the second edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009; the following year it would be merged with the UCI ProTour to form the UCI World Tour. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 19 January, and consisted of 13 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 16 October. Two new races, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal were added to the ProTour series, and consequently to the ranking schedule. These two Canadian events, and the Tour Down Under, were the only races in the series to take place outside Europe.
Events All 16 events of the 2010 UCI ProTour were included in the series calendar, along with the three Grand Tours, two early season stage races, and five one-day classics.2010 UCI Road Calendar RaceDateWinnerSecondThirdOther pointsPoints allocation(4th place onwards)Stage points Tour Down UnderJan 19 – Jan 24(100 pts)(80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Paris–NiceMar 7 – Mar 14(100 pts)†(80 pts)†(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Tirreno–AdriaticoMar 10 – Mar 16(100 pts)(80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Milan–San RemoMar 20(100 pts)(80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Volta a CatalunyaMar 22 – Mar 28(100 pts)(80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Gent–WevelgemMar 28(80 pts)(60 pts)(50 pts)40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Tour of FlandersApril 4(100 pts)(80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Tour of the Basque CountryApr 5 – Apr 10(100 pts)†(80 pts)†(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Paris–RoubaixApr 11(100 pts)(80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Amstel Gold RaceApr 18(80 pts)(60 pts)(50 pts)40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A La Flèche WallonneApr 21(80 pts)(60 pts)(50 pts)40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Liège–Bastogne–LiègeApr 25(100 pts)(80 pts)†(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Tour de RomandieApr 27 – May 2†(100 pts)†(80 pts)†(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Giro d'ItaliaMay 8–30(170 pts)(130 pts)(100 pts)90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 216, 8, 4, 2, 1 Critérium du DauphinéJun 6 – Jun 13(100 pts)(80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Tour de SuisseJun 12 – Jun 20 (100 pts)Armstrong's results were stripped in 2012; the 2010 UCI World Ranking was not updated to reflect this.(80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Tour de FranceJul 3 – Jul 25†(200 pts)†(150 pts)†(120 pts)110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 420, 10, 6, 4, 2 Clásica de San SebastiánJul 31(80 pts)(60 pts)(50 pts)40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Tour de PologneAug 1 – Aug 7(100 pts)(80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Vattenfall CyclassicsAug 15(80 pts)(60 pts)(50 pts)40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Eneco TourAug 17 – Aug 24(100 pts)(80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 GP Ouest-FranceAug 22(80 pts)(60 pts)(50 pts)40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Vuelta a EspañaAug 28 – Sep 19(170 pts)(130 pts)(100 pts)90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 216, 8, 4, 2, 1 GP de QuébecSept 10(80 pts)(60 pts)(50 pts)40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A GP de MontréalSept 12(80 pts)(60 pts)(50 pts)40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Giro di LombardiaOct 16(100 pts)(80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A †: Riders promoted after removal of the results of Alejandro Valverde or (in the Tour de France) of Alberto Contador
Final standings Source:Rankings on UCI site
On 31 May, the UCI annulled all results obtained by then rankings leader Alejandro Valverde, and removed his points, as he received a suspension due to his involvement in the Operación Puerto doping case. The two-year suspension was in part retroactive, dating from 1 January 2010. His points were also removed from his team, , and the Spanish national score, both of which had previously been at the top of their rankings. Valverde's points for final position were reallocated: his points gained in individual stages of stage races were deleted.
In February 2012, Alberto Contador had all his results from the 2010 Tour de France annulled, and these points were retrospectively reallocated in the 2010 rankings. Contador dropped from second place to thirteenth as a result.
Individual RankNameTeamPoints1561243734134390539063797317831193081030611287122831326014254152511623017228182261921620211
278 riders scored at least one point.Mattia Gavazzi of earned a point in the Tirreno Adriatico, but was subsequently suspended for a doping violation. His point is acknowledged in the UCI rankings, but his name is absent. His point was credited to his team until he ceased to be one of their top 5 scorers. Additionally, Marek Rutkiewicz of the Polish selection finished 7th overall in the Tour de Pologne, which would have earned 30 points, but as a member of a national selection rather than a UCI registered team, he was not eligible for points.
Team Team rankings are calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table. Teams with the same number of points are ranked according to their top-ranked rider.
It had been said that the top 17 teams at the end of the season would be guaranteed a place in the three Grand Tours in 2011, although with one race remaining, the UCI announced the launch of the WorldTour, meaning that teams of ProTour status would have the right to participate in all ranking events in 2011, including the Grand Tours, regardless of position in this table. , despite finishing 17th, were not granted a place in the 2011 Tour de France.
RankTeamPointsTop five riders11055A. Schleck (308), Cancellara (254), F. Schleck (230), Porte (133), Fuglsang (130)21006Nibali (390), Basso (206), Kreuziger (206), P. Sagan (111), Bennati (93)3906Gesink (379), Menchov (251), Freire (127), Mollema (104), Moerenhout (87)4910Rodríguez (561), McEwen (105), Karpets (102), Kolobnev (82), Pozzato (60)5855Greipel (211), Cavendish (198), Martin (179), Pinotti (140), Velits (127)6849Hesjedal (317), Farrar (306), Martin (106), Danielson (64), Tuft (56)7784Gilbert (437), Van Den Broeck (179), Péraud (80), Roelandts (58), Scheirlinckx (30)8768Vinokourov (287), Contador (260), Iglinsky (117), Gasparotto (56), Davis (48)9721Sánchez (413), Arroyo (132), Lastras (74), Plaza (56), Rojas (46)10661Evans (390), Ballan (86), Hincapie (80), Morabito (61), Santambrogio (44)11635Horner (226), Brajkovič (174), Armstrong (85), Zubeldia (80), Klöden (70)12618Hushovd (173), Tondó (171), Sastre (164), Hammond (90), Wyss (20)13605Sánchez (311), Antón (132), Intxausti (82), Nieve (72), Fernández (8)14535Petacchi (182), Špilak (108), Bole (107), Cunego (106), Gavazzi (32)15435Boasson Hagen (228), Henderson (103), Flecha (71), Wiggins (18), Thomas (15)16325Boonen (216), Chavanel (40), Barredo (26), Weylandt (23), Pineau (20)17323Scarponi (283), Ginanni (30), Bertogliati (8), Bertagnolli (2)18267Roche (154), Riblon (51), Gadret (34), Hinault (18), Bouet (10)19231Voeckler (121), Vogondy (46), Rolland (24), Fédrigo (20), Tschopp (20)20227Taaramäe (111), Duque (54), Moncoutié (38), Monier (16), Dumoulin (8) 32 teams scored at least one point.
Nation National rankings are calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders registered in a nation in the table. Nations with the same number of points are ranked according to their top-ranked rider. The top ten nations as of 15 August were permitted up to nine riders at the 2010 UCI Road World Championships in Australia in October.
RankNationPointsTop five riders11716Rodríguez (561), L. L. Sánchez (413), S. Sánchez (311), Contador (260), Tondo (171)21201Nibali (390), Scarponi (283), Basso (206), Petacchi (182), Pinotti (140)3992Gilbert (437), Boonen (216), Van Den Broeck (179), Leukemans (100), Vanmarcke (60)4850Evans (390), Porte (133), Rogers (113), Goss (109), McEwen (105)5773Farrar (306), Horner (226), Armstrong (85), Hincapie (80), van Garderen (76)6653Gesink (379), Mollema (104), Moerenhout (87), Boom (48), Tjallingii (35)7551Greipel (211), Martin (179), Klöden (70), Voigt (62), Hondo (29)8538A. Schleck (308), F. Schleck (230)9483Menchov (251), Karpets (102), Kolobnev (82), Vorganov (30), Petrov (18)10441Boasson Hagen (228), Hushovd (173), Kristoff (40)11422Cancellara (254), Albasini (67), Morabito (61), Tschopp (20), Wyss (20)12410Vinokourov (287), Iglinsky (117), Kashechkin (6)13390Brajkovič (174), Špilak (108), Bole (107), Božič (1)13386Voeckler (121), Péraud (80), Casar (73), Coppel (61), Riblon (51)15373Hesjedal (317), Tuft (56)16331Cavendish (198), Hammond (90), Wiggins (18), Thomas (15), Millar (10)17258Roche (152), Martin (106)18242P Velits (127), Sagan (111), M Velits (4)19206Kreuziger (206)20165Fuglsang (130), Breschel (16), Sørensen (16), Rasmussen (3)
Riders from 34 nations earned at least one point.
Leader progress Event(Winner) Individual Team NationTour Down Under(André Greipel)André GreipelAustraliaParis–Nice(Alberto Contador)Luis León SánchezSpainTirreno–Adriatico(Stefano Garzelli)Milan–San Remo(Óscar Freire)Volta a Catalunya(Joaquim Rodríguez)Gent–Wevelgem(Bernhard Eisel)Tour of Flanders(Fabian Cancellara)Tour of the Basque Country(Chris Horner)Paris–Roubaix(Fabian Cancellara)Amstel Gold Race(Philippe Gilbert)La Flèche Wallonne(Cadel Evans)Joaquim RodríguezLiège–Bastogne–Liège(Alexander Vinokourov)Philippe GilbertTour de Romandie(Simon Špilak)Alejandro ValverdeGiro d'Italia(Ivan Basso)Removal of Valverde resultsCadel EvansCritérium du Dauphiné(Janez Brajkovič)Tour de Suisse(Fränk Schleck)Tour de France(Alberto Contador)Alberto ContadorClásica de San Sebastián(Luis León Sánchez)Tour de Pologne(Dan Martin)Vattenfall Cyclassics(Tyler Farrar)GP Ouest-France(Matthew Goss)Eneco Tour(Tony Martin)GP de Québec(Thomas Voeckler)GP de Montréal(Robert Gesink)Vuelta a España(Vincenzo Nibali)Joaquim Rodríguez Giro di Lombardia(Philippe Gilbert)
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